tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post4148199699471656808..comments2024-03-26T09:35:29.969-04:00Comments on Kathryn's Report: Incident occurred September 04, 2021 at Smith Field Airport (KSMD), Fort Wayne, Allen County, IndianaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-16757793335360402242021-09-05T20:06:41.509-04:002021-09-05T20:06:41.509-04:00I've been flying taildraggers for 29 years off...I've been flying taildraggers for 29 years off and on, J3, PA11, 7AC, experimental, 300 hours in the taildraggers, never even come close to a ground loop. Just keep your feet active and use proper crosswind techniques........knock on wood.😁Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-57591922009524891102021-09-05T11:24:35.370-04:002021-09-05T11:24:35.370-04:00Gosh, that’s an interesting comment providing info...Gosh, that’s an interesting comment providing information none of us were aware of. Thanks, it’s really appreciated.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-49980883577768495292021-09-04T22:03:00.225-04:002021-09-04T22:03:00.225-04:00Maybe why the B-17 was so much better than the B-2...Maybe why the B-17 was so much better than the B-24, B-25 and B-26.Stanford W. Johnseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17783154080472918884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6060827553081940333.post-37804420248776409782021-09-04T21:12:00.333-04:002021-09-04T21:12:00.333-04:00One more failed tail-dragger landing. "Up unt...One more failed tail-dragger landing. "Up until the 1950s, most airplanes were equipped with conventional landing gear, with the main wheels up front and a tailwheel in the back. That arrangement made landing the airplane rather challenging, and a lot of student pilots would quit out of frustration when learning to land. Cessna engineers took the successful model 170 airframe and mated it gretnabearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17532199082129778356noreply@blogger.com